diff --git a/include/linux/if_ether.h b/include/linux/if_ether.h
index 7a1e011b8a2cda33a140acbc747aeb369f200f97..e157c1399b61c691b9b7ee192556cbbec74f2f03 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ extern ssize_t sysfs_format_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr, int len);
  *	Display a 6 byte device address (MAC) in a readable format.
  */
 extern char *print_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr);
+#define MAC_FMT "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x"
 #define MAC_BUF_SIZE	18
 #define DECLARE_MAC_BUF(var) char var[MAC_BUF_SIZE] __maybe_unused